Rabbits On Stamps

Another with the Durer image.

The Cape, Common or Brown Hare (Lepus capensis) is a hare native to Africa that has spread to many parts of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Here is an image of a stamp on piece depicting a feisty-looking specimen, printed by photogravure, and issued by Ghana in 1967, Scott No. 296.

- nethryk

....just picked this one up at the post office. The first USA
forever stamp. Hope this program lasts longer then my marriage!





...and some more info on Rabbit stamps.

http://bunyaboy.blogspot.com/2011_0...archive.html

Rabbits from my Year of the Rabbit collection, 2011:

Thailand


Republic of Korea


Singapore


China


Canada


And a nice cover from Indonesia (not Year of the Rabbit, miawanis already posted those)

Rabbits are still hopping around Belgium as you can see on this greetings telegram which shows regional activities.

Year of the Rabbit 1993...from Canada

A fine rabbit from Malaysia 2011 seen here on an old Chinese coin

When chased, rabbits are known to circle the field

It's time to get some ammunition

..would you like your rabbit roasted or grilled ?

Rabbits are also popular as pets. Malaysia 2011 issued a pets series featuring the rabbit to coincide with the Lunar Year

German Democratic Republic, 1959 (Scott 472)

The Amami Rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi), also known as the Ryukyu Rabbit, is a primitive dark-furred rabbit which is only found in Amami Oshima and Toku-no-Shima, two small islands in between southern Kyushu; and Okinawa in Kagoshima Prefecture (but actually closer to Okinawa) in Japan. Often called a living fossil, the Amami Rabbit is a living remnant of ancient rabbits that once lived on the Asian mainland, where they died out, remaining only on the two small islands where they survive today. Here is an image of a stamp depicting an Amami Rabbit, printed by combined engraving and photogravure, and issued by Japan on August 30, 1972, Scott No. 1172.

- nethryk

Nethryk, now that one looks like a rodent, almost a cousion to a rat. Wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley. lol

Here is a Springing Hare from Tanzania in Africa